It seems odd to me but some people think that we are in Mission Kansas that is all the area that we cover. That isn't true. We cover all of the metropolitan Kansas City area. We have done work for the Wyandotte county Jail as well as many people in Kansas City Kansas. Just the other day we were helping a company fix networking problems in Parkville. South Kansas City? Yes, we do that as well Just the other day we did a screen replacement and virus removal for people from Leawood. No matter where you are give us a call and we can help.
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Here is a cute little comic funny It reminds me of when I first started working on computers. If the problem was big enough that it needed to come into the shop for repairs I would frequently get the response "That's alright. I will just work on other things till it gets back. Can you imagine that happening today? If your computer ever does need to come to us we do rent machines for $50 for as long as we have yours. If you need a loaner laptop or desktop computer, but aren't having us service your machine, you can still rent one from us.
Kano is a computer kit that is designed to allow children to make computers as well as learn the basics of programming and reviews are good. If you are interested take a look at this: PC world article
Here is a new virus that is spreading through the web. This is something that installs a virus on your computer that watches what you do and waits to steal banking information. How it works. 1) You go to a bad website by either typing a wrong address or clicking on a search result that has been temporarily put up. 2) The site convinces you to download a Word Document. 3) This document claims it needs to update in order to be seen.  (Image source Cisco)
Do not choose the enable editing! This is what infects your computer. You won't even know you are affected. From this point forward you will have a spy transmitting information when you log onto sites. If you think you have done something like this contact me immediately so we can get your computer cleaned up. To avoid this kind of thing, NEVER download anything from the internet unless you are certain of the source. If you did see this image, but didn't chose the "enable editing or "enable content" you are still safe. Since Friday afternoon a massive ransomware attack, dubbed “WannCry” has been underway. This has spread to 200,000 computer systems.
The New York times has the current attack map at the following link: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/05/12/world/europe/wannacry-ransomware-map.html?_r=0 Here are a few tips to help you protect your systems:
This has been happening to a lot of my clients lately: Emails are coming from seemingly legitimate sites. Amazon, AOL, PayPal, and Ebay just to name a few. These will discuss either a security breach of your account or some unauthorized charge. All of them will have a link to reply. These are fake. The link will take you to a page that looks like the proper site but it's only job is to get your password information. Sometimes they will even convince you that you have the wrong password and then get all of your other security information from you.
There are a couple of simple ways to verify if the email is legitimate: 1) Hover over the link that they want you to click. This will display the real address of the website that it will take you to. If it doesn't have the name of the company contacting you it's a safe bet it is fake. 2) If you ever get an email like this and you want to be sure just go directly to the website it claims it is from and log in. Any purchases or security measures that need to happen can be done from there. Sorry, time for me to brag. We now have 90 positive reviews on Google and 40 on Facebook! Not to mention other reviews on Thumbtack, Linked In, Yahoo and countless other sites. I am proud. My team and I would very hard to make you happy. Here are just a few things we have done this past week:
Cleaned and repaired a dead Macbook Pro from water damage Installed wired and wireless internet at a client's home Diagnosed and repaired a surveillance camera system. Repaired various computers with viruses and spyware Recovered and removed a Windows password Helped a client regain access to their email after their login was stolen Repaired and reinstalled ACT! software Recovered a damaged PST file from Outlook so the client could access their old email. Recovered data from a failing hard drive If you have questions about any kind of computer, software, or networking please give us a call. Of course being a computer repair company I get lots of calls from people wanting either a "quick answer" to a problem or a price quote over the phone. I am always glad to help with either of these but there are ways you can make that easier for me and faster for you:
1) Have the brand and model number of the computer. Lots of computers have similar problems but the parts on seemingly similar machines can have greatly different prices. 2) If there was an error message write down or copy the exact error. An exact message means so much more than an approximate description of what something says. For example "No network found" and "No internet found" are similar but theyare symptoms of different problems. The more precise you can be the easier I can help. 3) Do your best to be able to outline what you were doing when the problem occurred. Sometimes the problem isn't your computer but something with a specific program on it. While this isn't always possible, the more detail you have the easier it is to diagnose. 4) Can you repeat the problem? If it is an error message, or something not working right, reboot the computer. Then try to recreate the same problem. If you can't then maybe the reboot was what your computer needed. If you can you may be better prepared to tell me the steps that show the problem. In case you haven't noticed (and i consider it hard not to) Microsoft keeps putting more ads on our computer. All of this started with Windows 10. It may be just an occasional pop up by your clock or it may be all the offers to click on your screen saver but they can still be pretty annoying. Fortunately you can make some settings to remove these:
1) Disable lock screen ads. To do this you will have to turn off Windows Spotlight. Go to settings - personalize - Lock screen. Change the setting to picture or slideshow instead of Windows Spotlight. Also switch off the option to show fun facts and more. The more is usually the ads you keep seeing. 2) Shut off Start menu suggestions. Go to settings -personalize - start and switch "occasionally show suggestions" to off 3) Disable Office notifications. Go to settings - system - notifications & actions and choose what notifications you want to turn off. Here is where I would like some help. What social media do you use? Facebook, Twitter, Snap Chat or what else is there that keeps your interest? Pinterest? If you are a business which sites have been the best for your advertising? If you are a normal internet surfer which site has given you ads that you have responded to? I understand the growing popularity of social media and would like to know where best to spend my time. Anyone who responds to this gets $10 off their next transaction with me.
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AuthorLarry Goodman is the owner and founder of Computer Solutions. In his spare time he likes to play on and shop for computers. Categories |
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